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9 Subordinate Clauses
A Nominal Clauses Why she went home is a mystery to all of us.
They argued about how to get home.
b Relative Clauses
1) Defining I’ve lost the newspaper that I bought this morning.
Could you pass me the book that I borrowed from the library?
2) Non-defining This is Mrs Jones, who is a neighbour of ours.
John, who you were introduced to yesterday, is very helpful.
C Adverbial Clauses
1) of time We left before the concert ended.
2) of place He wanted to go wherever he could swim and lie in the sun.
3) of purpose She worked in the evenings so that she could afford to buy a car.
4) of reason or cause I was late because I had missed my train.
5) of result The work had become so easy that I could do it without thinking.
6) of manner,
comparison
7) of condition /
concession
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I was never allowed to cook food the way I wanted to.
If she stays for another month, she’ll probably get promoted.
I used to study hard although it didn’t really help that much.
D Reported Speech
1) Without tense shift Jim says he’s going into town.
John says he’s not going on holiday this year.
2) With tense shift Jim said that he was going into town.
John said that he wasn’t going on holiday this year.
3) Indirect questions She asked me if I wanted to come with her.
He wanted to know why I studied English.
4) Indirect commands My mother told us to tidy our rooms.
Susan advised me not to eat so much junk food.
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